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Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

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The Narrative of Color: Wakatake-iro (若竹色 — Young Bamboo Green)

Takezasado's Sagano is not the bamboo path of Arashiyama seen from outside — it is the view from within, looking up. Sage-green stalks rise from the lower frame into the dark canopy above, and between them, fragments of deep navy sky are visible. The print reverses the usual bamboo experience: instead of walking through, you are encompassed, looking upward. The bamboo's verticality becomes infinite, the grove becomes shelter. May this immersive, upward vision bring a profound sense of living green height to your space.

Artist: Takenaka Kenji
Woodblock Print: Takezasado
Print Size: Approx. 15.25 × 10.5 inch
Frame Size: 28 × 20 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Takenaka Kenji / Sagano (Bamboo Grove)

Not walking through a bamboo grove, but being encompassed by vertical greens, looking upward.

Sage-green stalks with white-ringed nodes rise endlessly, scattering fragments of deep navy sky and white light between them. It is not a view from the outside, but from standing within the grove, looking up as if sheltered.

Viewing the bamboo's verticality as infinite, the artist expresses an overwhelming height and expanse of life through tones ranging from deep forest green to pale mint.

The sensation of being held in a living green height. It brings profound serenity and an immersive calm to your space.

Sagano — Bamboo Grove | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

[Contemporary Artistry Breaking the Mold of Tradition]

While Takezasado carries forward the Kyoto woodblock tradition of Takenaka Mokuhan, founded in 1891, it never dwells in the past. The reason MOK Arts focuses on Takezasado—and particularly its representative, Kenji Takenaka—lies in the explosive "artist's perspective" that transcends mere artisanal precision. Using centuries-old woodblock printing techniques as his tools, he freely orchestrates bold geometries, pop-art sensibilities, and the abstraction of light. Carving an entirely new "today" with ancient techniques, Takezasado's works will bring a striking, intellectual modernism to your space.